CVE-2020-15704

The modprobe child process in the ./debian/patches/loadpppgenericifneeded patch file incorrectly handled module loading. A local non-root attacker could exploit the MODPROBEOPTIONS environment variable to read arbitrary root files. Fixed in 2.4.5-5ubuntu1.4, 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3+esm2,...

ntfs-3g - Unsanitized modprobe Environment Privilege Escalation

ntfs-3g - Unsanitized modprobe Environment Privilege Escalation Source: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1072 ntfs-3g is installed by default e.g. on Ubuntu and comes with a setuid root program /bin/ntfs-3g. When this program is invoked on a system whose kernel does not...

Systemtap: Insecure loading of modules

The staprun runtime tool in SystemTap 1.3 does not properly clear the environment before executing modprobe, which allows local users to gain privileges by setting the MODPROBEOPTIONS environment variable to specify a malicious configuration file...

PT-2010-1046 · Red Hat · Systemtap-Server +9

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: systemtap versions 0.6.2 through 1.3 systemtap-runtime versions 0.6.2 through 1.1 systemtap-testsuite versions 0.6.2 through 1.1 systemtap-client versions 1.1 through 1.2 systemtap-server versions 1.1 systemtap-initscript versions 1.1...